BMW drivers training at the Nurburgring - trip report

[Rennsport]

wow, thats so awesome. i hope that ill be able to do that one day! thanks for sharing

[Brinkley]

awesome!!!!!!!
One day I hope to take my e30 project to the Ring.
Would you mind giving us a rough estimate of what this trip cost you?
Shipping car, the school itself, etc. I would like to do this within the next few years.

[craig4ie]

holy crap, thanks for sharing

Another epic thread! I vote to give this guy a personalised user title like "King O the Ring" or something...

[vlad]

this is the best, most complete and interesting thread about the ring I've ever read, thanks so much for sharing ! So many nice pics !!!

was this chick actually driving the car?

[AndrewBird]

Wow. I hate you. So much.




But seriously, that is awesome. I would LOVE to take a trip like this. THanks for sharing.

[Eric]

hey I met that guy getting the heimlich this weekend, we had dinner at Pistenklause together. he drives the CSL with the silly vynal/paint scheme.



how much is a flight from hahn to iceland? i want to visit there this year.

[mtechnik]

Nice and extremely comprehensive.

I also would like to know the (package) price of a BMW training.

[robbieosterman]

Great post! Thanks, I enjoyed reading it.

Looks like it was a lot of fun. :)

[bimmer]

Glad you guys liked the trip report ;)

I sure liked the trip!!!! :D

As for the cost - it´s 1200 euros to take part in the driving course.
Included are 2 dinners and 3 lunches. The web page for the training
is http://www.fahrerlehrgang.info/ - they will probably get their english
page up again - don´t know why it´s not up.

The cost of a double hotel room is approx. 80-90 euros, I recommend
Ringhaus (www.ringhaus.com) - the location cannot be beat and the
staff is great. Very helpful bunch of people ;)

You also need some euros for gas - you use ALOT of it.

I have no idea what it costs to ship a car from the US. I paid approx.
1000 dollars for the return trip.

If you guys are seriously thinking about going and driving on the Ring
you should go to www.nurburgring.org and read EVERYTHING there -
especially the trip reports. It will help you to get a feel for the place
and know what to expect.

The Ring is a dangerous place and should be respected.
Here is a clip from my infamous lap - probably my biggest "oh s_h_i_t" moment
to date at the Ring:

http://www.onno.is/thordur/almennt/BMW_Fahrerlehrgang/oh_s_h_i_t.wmv

I was lucky there - could have ended in tears.

Vlad: Yes the babe was driving the car.... I guess your babes don´t drive :D
Eric: The guy on the picture is Andrew Mulholland - he drives a black CSL.
For info on flights check www.icelandexpress.com

[s0urce]

epic thread. Thank you.

[Jordan325iC]

God damn. You guys are crazy over at the Nurburgring. Seems like the stuff of dreams is burning rubber there every day. Fuck I want to go.

[Jean]

F-ing amazing man! Awesome write up and pics!!!

[ILoveMPower]

This is the ultimate thread, great writeup!!! I could spend all day reading this. We need more of these!

Absolutely! Thanks so much for the quality post!

edit: Just watched the oh shit video, very scary moment you handled it well!

[Jonathan M3]

Amazing thread, I enjoyed every word and picture!

When I said it was and E30 M3 with and E36 motor with a supercharger there was a silence.... followed by a very slow "Okeeeeeeeeyyyyy" :grin:

That was my favorite excerpt lmao!!! :rofl:

[stevofthahill]

just spent a good hour reading through the entire journal and watching a lot of the videos. By far you have the most entertaining and astounding video/photo journals. Thanks again for a very epic thread.